PARKALGAR HONDA’S Eugene Laverty is provisionally fifth and Miguel Praia 13th on the grid for Sunday’s 11th round of the World Supersport Championship at the Nurburgring in Germany after a frustrating day held them back from showing their true potential.
There is another practice and qualifying session tomorrow before the race takes place at 1330 local time on Sunday, September 5th. To follow the team visit the website at Parkalgar Honda.
Eugene: “We were fastest in the morning session and had a really good direction for the afternoon. The lap times were coming easy and we were very positive but then the qualifying session turned into one of ‘those sessions’ where nothing seems to come together. I set my fastest lap early on a used tyre then had an electrical problem that was fixed. I then had a slow speed crash, changed bike and the front tyre gave me no feel. I changed that but by then the rear tyre was shot and after that I struggled to get into my rhythm on either bike. It’s a case of lessons learnt and looking forward to tomorrow, we know we can run at the front and just want to put this session behind us.”
Simon Buckmaster, Parkalgar Honda Team Manager: “Eugene had a slow speed crash mid qualifying and that lost him momentum. There was no injury or damage and at the end he was looking good for second place but lost time on his last sector to finish fifth. Miguel had an electrical problem in the morning that meant he effectively lost the session. Given that, he rode very well in qualifying to take 13th. It’s been a frustrating day but we are rising to the challenge and expect a lot more tomorrow – the weather forecast is good so we should be able to improve both riders.”
First qualification
1 54 K. SOFUOGLU TUR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR 1′59.276
2 25 D. SALOM ESP ParkinGO BE1 Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 1′59.277
3 4 G. REA GBR Intermoto Czech Honda CBR600RR 1′59.807
4 37 K. FUJIWARA JPN Kawasaki Motocard.com Kawasaki ZX-6R 1′59.818
5 50 E. LAVERTY IRL Parkalgar Honda Honda CBR600RR 1′59.964
6 99 F. FORET FRA Team Lorenzini by Leoni Kawasaki ZX-6R 2′00.104
7 23 B. PARKES AUS Kawasaki Motocard.com Kawasaki ZX-6R 2′00.275
8 51 M. PIRRO ITA HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR 2′00.423
9 14 M. LAGRIVE FRA ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Triumph Daytona 675 2′00.535
10 18 M. AITCHISON AUS Kuja Racing Honda CBR600RR 2′00.538
13 117 M. PRAIA POR Parkalgar Honda Honda CBR600RR 2′01.266
